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SQL Database Infrastructure Engineer 12 Month FTC Salary upto £52,000 PA, Plus 17.5% Bonus & Fantastic Benefits Package Location: Hybrid working - Travel to Warwickshire as required - Candidates UK wide can be considered Are you an experienced Infrastructure/Database professional with a background in SQL, Oracle and PostgreSQL? A superb Fixed Term Contract opportunity has become available with our leading financial services client to provide technical ownership of the Database Estate, maintain its stability, and ensure secure and robust solutions. As a highly accomplished SQL SME, your key dutes will include - Provide technical advisory support for projects and respond to database related P1, P2 and P3 incidents. Review and approve change requests across the database estate, assess potential impacts, and communicate detailed reviews to stakeholders. Assess database performance, recommend improvements, define guardrails and build standards, and ensure third party providers comply. Evaluate and advise on consolidation opportunities and cost savings across the database environment. Represent the team on the Change Advisory Board (CAB) to evaluate, prioritise, approve or reject changes to the Network infrastructure. Collaborate with external IT partners and vendors to drive service improvements. The successful candidate will be an SME in SQL and possess experience in: Microsoft SQL - essential Oracle and PostgreSQL - preferable Database migrations and consolidation - essential Database observability and troubleshooting - essential Cloud technologies (Azure SQL, PaaS) - essential Governance or architectural practices within a regulated industry - advantageous If your profile demonstrates strong and recent experience in the above areas - please submit your application to Jackie Dean at TXP for consideration.

Executive Assistant - Public Sector (SC Eligible) Contract: 6 months Rate: Up to £200/day (Inside IR35) Location: London, Manchester or Bristol (2-4 days onsite per week) Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance Overview We are working with a high-profile public sector organisation seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support a senior leader within a small, fast-paced team. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a high-visibility digital portfolio , within an environment that requires strong organisation, initiative, and adaptability. The Role You will provide comprehensive executive support in a demanding and dynamic environment, including: Complex diary and inbox management at senior level Coordinating meetings, travel, and logistics Managing conflicting priorities and last-minute changes Providing proactive support to a senior stakeholder Ensuring smooth day-to-day operations within a fast-moving team Key Skills Required Exceptional organisation and time management Ability to remain calm under pressure Highly adaptable with a flexible approach Comfortable working with ambiguity and change Strong administrative and coordination skills Stakeholder & Communication Confident communicator at senior level Able to manage expectations and deliver messages appropriately Strong judgement and prioritisation skills Handles sensitive information with discretion Experience Proven experience supporting senior executives/directors Background within public sector or government (preferred) Exposure to digital or technology environments (beneficial) Unsuitable Profiles Limited experience supporting senior stakeholders Weak organisational or coordination skills Minimal experience managing complex diaries and schedules

SAS Model Developer Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week) Rate: £400/day Inside IR35 Duration: 3-month rolling contract Overview: We're looking for an experienced SAS Model Developer to support model development, enhancement, and deployment across a large-scale data and analytics environment. This role will focus on building and optimising SAS-based models, supporting the full model development lifecycle from data preparation and feature engineering through to testing, validation, and production deployment. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and enhance statistical, predictive, and pricing models using SAS Build modelling datasets, feature engineering pipelines, and variable transformations Develop SAS programs using: o Base SAS o SAS Macros o Data Step o SAS SQL Support automated model execution, scoring, and monitoring processes Conduct model testing, validation, back-testing, and performance analysis Analyse large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and business insights Produce technical documentation, model artefacts, and governance outputs Support deployment and productionisation of models within controlled environments Work closely with data engineering and technology teams to support implementation What We're Looking For Strong hands-on SAS programming experience Experience across: o SAS Base o SAS Macros o SAS SQL o SAS Enterprise Guide / SAS Studio Experience developing and deploying predictive or statistical models Strong understanding of: Regression models , Forecasting, Segmentation , Risk or pricing models Experience working across the full model development lifecycle Strong data analysis, transformation, and feature engineering capability Comfortable working with large and complex datasets